We are converting to primal and paleo in our family. There are 5 of us, husband has t1 diabetes, daughter struggles with weight. (12 yrs), 3yr old needs behavior adjustments, I am nursing a baby with severe dairy, soy, possible gluten allergies...
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First off, teach your children good principles about food and health. Then remember that they are kids. If they have been eating SAD for their entire lives so far, then any changes you make will be an improvement, and the occasional birthday...
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Hi
We are eating 90/10 paleo diet
My kid does not eat any candy.
Very little dairy products(pastoriced since its illegal with whole milk in Sweden)
She practice Martial Art Twice/week 60 min and its high intensity.
I know that since I'm her...
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Hey there
I'm on day 4 of my paleo plan and have noticed a significant decrease in my milk supply....its bad! My daughter is 4 months old and exclusively breast fed.
The advice I've gotten is to add carbs and fats.....my question is how? Should...
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My first instinct is to recommend for you to sign up for some sort of calorie-logging tool to see if you're getting enough. I find that when I do a really strict phase in my paleo eating (like a Whole 30 or something), I don't feel like I'm...
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Help!
Just started Paleo 2 weeks ago (exactly) for my kid, a 7 year-old with two patches of eczema on his legs. 14 days later there are days when it looks better and days when it doesn't (we're taking daily photos for comparison), but he's now...
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Just as a general rule with 'new' things, you should try it six or seven weeks before making that infamous 'final decision' about whether or not these things are working. Unless, of course, some crazy-strong reaction is going. But I'm sure you...
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the key to losing weight is to cut down on everything
Yes ... but not too much. If your body is craving food and you can't shake that feeling, then you are simply not eating enough. Dieting for weightloss is trying, but lowering food intake...
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I have friends who have gone Paleo and over the past almost year I have "dabbled" in the diet. I tried to go full fledge a couple times but gave up. Currently, I attempt to just limit grains and sugar (failing miserably on occasion.). I use some...
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I recommend you read It Starts with Food which is written by the Whole 30 couple. They do a very good job of explaining in layman's terms why foods are good for you and why foods are bad. For example, why no dairy but grass-fed butter is OK. (Eggs...
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For those of you who are raising your kids paleo, first of all, kudos, but if you're bringing your kids up paleo, naturally they'll want to rebel and try SAD foods. Do you restrict them at all costs? Have you allowed them to try SAD foods? Because...
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I only prepare Paleo foods for myself, hubby, and two teens, with the occasional rice. My teens have a mild gluten allergy where they become easily dehydrated and get rosacea during strenuous sports. My older teen is mostly Paleobutwill sometimes...
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I've read in many places about the changes that occurred to humans once they adopted a Neo lifestyle. This movement is far enough along that we should have some kids who were raised Paleo again. Are you seeing any differences? Are their brains...
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What is wrong with you guys down-voting him. This is a good question. The brain part might be a little over-zealous but it is VERY realistic to see skeletal changes in the following generation. Jaw size is related to testosterone levels in men and...
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As a mom of four kids ages 9-15, it's often hard to keep good quality foods ready to eat in the fridge or freezer so that we can eat after school or between activities in the evening. I can have great grassfed beef in the freezer, but we can't...
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So my kids aren't 100% Paleo all the time, but they're pretty close. I pack lunches for my first grade son on a daily basis and usually pack him things like jerky, good quality salami, ham roll ups, etc.
For breakfast the kids usually have...
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Salt itself is healthy and necessary.
The problem today is that most people eating SAD get tons of sodium from processed foods. From what you described it seems like your children are eating healthier than 98% of their peers, and so there's a...
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Hello,
I realize this is a long shot but you never know. I am looking for a doctor who will be Paleo friendly in Atlantic Canada (we live in NS).
When my son went off gluten last fall and then went off it 100% last May, his stomach aches...
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Hi Lisa
I live in Lunenburg and am a new patient of Dr Lavalley in Chester. At my initial appointment he pointed me to seriously consider a "paleo diet". I had little knowledge this way of eating at that time but have been reading and...
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I'm 17 and have been paleo for a little while now and my younger sister is starting to get interested in eating healthier too. But she's confused with what I say is healthy and what my parents and the FDA is telling her. She knows I don't eat...
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You'll need:
some table sugar
a piece of bread
several loose paperclips
several paperclips hooked together into a chain
Put the sugar and bread in front of them and ask "which of these is a carbohydrate?" They'll probably say the bread. You...
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My stepson seems to get sick a lot. It always happens the day or day after we get him from his mom's house (not paleo). The poor kid will start throwing up in the morning and not stop until 3-4pm. This has happened 4 times in the past two years....
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This is a pretty strong reaction to food. Throwing up is not a healthy response. I'd suggest getting his tested for food sensitivities or figure out what he is reacting to. No-one should be feeding a kid food that makes him throw up for hours the...
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As someone who's recently gone paleo from a WAPF diet I have gradually decreased my own grain consumption to currently being gluten/grain free and feel a lot better myself, but I am still giving my kids sourdough, rice etc. I don't want them to...
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Yes. I think you should. Your husband's opinion matters and if he thinks you are already too strict then why try a diet that is even more restrictive? Peace and happiness should not be undervalued. If your family thinks you are obsessed with...
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OK, so my son is Gluten and Diary intolerant, so we have gone Paleo completely. My hubby hates me right now and is having a harder time than the kids.
But my kids mostly my 7 year old boy is SUPER FUSSY! He is scared to try anything, his...
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I recently started making bone broth because my son was always constipated and would only go #2 every 3 or 4 days. The doctors said it was normal, but I don't think its normal when he is in tears every time he poops. Thanks to PH and the bone...
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I'm not saying it's not possible, but it might not be advisable. Considering the fat and gelatin content, I don't think you'd be getting the nice powder you're imagining. Maybe more like a fruit leather. Think of boullion cubes but with more of...
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The local co-op is open for proposals for classes to teach this summer. I want to teach a class:). Since my degree is in child development and family studies, I'd like to teach a class that is related to childhood nutrition.
I don't have many...
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I like your ideas and I think you came up with this title yourself:
"Making Food Fun for your Toddler"
Give them maybe 5 ideas, with examples/demonstrations.
Maybe focus on preparation/presentation/languaging appropriate to that developmental...
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She was practical, down to earth, sensible and understands real life with kids. Nothing really worth hacking unless your the kind of person that goes around judging whether or not other parents let them have birthday cake.
I like that she...
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What paleo things would you think of eating on a soft foods diet? My 3 year old son has a tooth injury and the dentist said to keep him on soft foods until he gets in to see her. While he's not entirely paleo, he eats the same food as the rest of...
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You could mash up any tuber (carrots, potato, yam, parsnip, etc) and cook until soft. Add some spices and mush it up with a fork. Same with leafy greens of all kinds.
Meat that has been cooked in a crock pot until super tender and falls apart...
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As my daughter is getting older and TV, unfortunately, is becoming a bigger part of her life (her grandmother watches her during the day and lets her watch Disney/nick jr./etc despite me asking her not to...), she is becoming exposed to all the...
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I knew a woman who worked as an herbalist and felt very strongly about what food she fed her kids. That being said, she also decided to let them make their own decisions when they weren't at home (at restaurants, a friends house, etc.). This gave...
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My son just turned 2 and has been paleo almost a year. We eat mostly grass-fed meat, local pastured pork and poultry, and vegetables. I bought some fish oil and pop a few pills whenever I eat pork or poultry, to balance out the omega-6s. My son...
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Mamas from a parallel dimension. My kiddo prefers fish oil to candy on occasion as a motivator too, usually to be lured out of hiding places for nail clipping or hair brushing, both of which he thinks are child abuse.
And to all of those...
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So after getting my feet on the ground with paleo a year ago I???m actively converting my family???mostly my children who are 5 and 6.
In their lunches I regularly put meatballs and salmon balls, almond butter, yogurt, fruit, veggies, coconut...
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As a variant to Christopher's answer, my family has made chicken nuggets using potato flour/flakes, sometimes with almond flour or coconut mixed in for flavor and texture. The potato helps hold in moisture, and I personally like the extra crunch.
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We're going on a road trip after Christmas. There are lots of travel related threads here in which the traveler is advised to consider intermittent fasting, or essentially try getting by on appetite-sating jerky or coconut manna.
Well, those...
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I did a 35 hour drive this summer in the south, in mostly 100F weather. Here's what worked for us.
Cold Stuff:
My cooler, well packed with ice, stayed very cold. I topped it off with gas station or hotel ice as needed, we also kept only the...
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I am trying to start my 4yr old to eat more Paleo (all my family really, but the 4yr old will be a hard sell). He has had some behavior issues at school recently and I have noticed how much better his behavior is at home when he eats more whole...
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My three-year-old twins are fed a "morning snack" at 9:00 at pre-school which consists of cold cereal and fruit. So far, I haven't tried to send an alternate snack to school with them. Instead, I arm my boys with a high fat, high protein...
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I am on a severe food budget - approx $330 a month for 4 people (2 adults, 2 preschool boys growing like weeds). I am trying to go as paleo as possible within that budget. My hubby will join me... eventually (has a serious cereal habit, but we...
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Looking at your list I have a few suggestions. Coconut flour is a fun ingredient for making paleo treats, but it's not exactly a nutritional powerhouse and it is very expensive. I would skip that.
Because you are buying conventional meats rather...
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